But was the love affair temporary and something that would fade in time? No. She was hooked, and that all came about in 2012 when her dad decided to put the car up for grabs at the 2012 Mecum Auction – of which he still has the sticker on the windshield.
Angie still remembers that day vividly, as does her father. “I didn’t have the strength to stay in the building when it went up. I started to cry because of all the memories of building the car with my dad,” says Angie. And as she reminisced, she added, “The car is a part of our family. It became a sentimental piece.”
When we asked John about the auction, he remembered it all too well. “With the auction already at $88,000, I couldn’t do it. I saw my daughter crying, so I pulled it off the block and forfeited all my fees,” says John. Months later, John would hand the keys to the ’61 to his daughter, and since 2013 she’s been the owner of this incredibly classy build. Since then, Angie has been attending shows with her family and their club “Blvd Family,” According to Angie she wouldn’t have it any other way. “These events are one of the few times a year I get to see all my family. This scene is all about family, and the cars are a bonus.”